Executive Director, Financial Sales
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
8 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Business Insider is hiring an Account Director (Digital Ad Sales) to join our Financial Services vertical to continue building out the client base and deliver custom solutions.
Business Insider is for people who are driven optimistic and always looking forward. Our mission is to inspire action through thought-provoking stories. We tell our audience what they want and need to know to improve their lives and the world with storytelling that is accessible smart sometimes unexpected and always helpful. Our team members embody and uphold Business Insiders three core values: we are all one team we are effective and we get better every day.
The Role & Team:
We are looking for experienced client facing enthusiastic digital media experts with a proven record of building and nurturing client relationships and partnerships.
The FINCO Team works with clients and agencies across the financial sector vertical from banks credit cards asset managers insurance fintech payments and crypto. As an Account Director you will be responsible for a national list of both established and new clients. Successful candidates will be creative thinkers who have exceptional interpersonal skills and are capable of creating advertising solutions such as custom content and data driven digital programs for Financial clients.
This role reports directly to the VP of Finance Vertical Sales. Candidates must be willing to travel. This position is based in our New York City HQ with an in-office presence of at least 3 days per week.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serving as an evangelist for Business Insider internally and externally; clearly articulating the companys unique value proposition in the context of a fragmented research marketplace
- Lead high-level relationships with key Financial clients and agencies
- Develop custom client solutions utilizing Insider Incs entire suite of products including Branded Content Display Video Programmatic Podcasts Data and Live/Virtual Events.
- Create maintain and sustain relationships with media agencies creative agencies and clients directly while hitting quarterly sales targets.
- Work across multiple client and agency partners i.e. branded content video digital and innovation teams to deliver successful campaigns
- Coordinate effectively with Marketing Client Services Media Planning and Studios Teams to create successful ad campaigns.
- Focus on brand sell educating and inspiring our Financial clients to use Insider Inc. to enhance their business
- Develop strategic account plans to achieve target revenue goals; hit or exceed these revenue goals
- Develop in-depth knowledge of the digital media industry
- Represent Business Insider at events entertaining clients and serve as a brand ambassador
- Manage activity using
The Ideal Candidate Has:
- A Strong network. You have a strong record of collaborating with Financial clients from advertising clients across the industry.
- Digital media expertise. The role requires a sophisticated understanding of both creative custom packages and data-driven audience programs and experience and ability to sell these across various geographic areas. A solid understanding of programmatic both tech and sales sides of the business is preferred.
- An insatiable curiosity combined with the ability to translate abstract concepts and ideas into actionable marketing solutions is essential.
- Candidates must be creative thinkers and passionate about storytelling technology media and selling.
- Willingness to navigate named accounts understand marketing strategies position Insiders products and ad solutions on their behalf and close deals. As well as creating custom content solutions all candidates must have at least a cursory knowledge of programmatic ad selling.
Salary & Benefits:
- Salary: $150000 - $160000 (dependent on skills experience and competencies)
- Competitive commission plan
- Flexible PTO 10 paid holidays and 16 weeks of parental leave
- Comprehensive medical dental and vision insurance plans
- Matched and vested 401k plan
- Access to resources for financial planning guidance family planning services mental health reachout and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
- Additional benefits include commuter benefits phone reimbursement gym membership discounts and more
Business Insider is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and when making employment decisions does not discriminate based on race ethnicity gender gender identity or expression sex sexual orientation age nationality or national origin religion disability familial status and military or veteran status. We encourage members of traditionally underrepresented groups to apply.
Business Insider is a subsidiary of Axel Springer SE a family-owned transatlantic media company headquartered in Berlin and New York. Axel Springer is dedicated to shaping the future of journalism in the free world believing that a free and informed society is essential to democracy. The companys guiding principles first articulated as The Essentials by founder Axel Springer in the aftermath of World War II remain a cornerstone of the companys foundation today. Learn more about Axel Springer.
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Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Business Development
- Sales Experience
- Direct Sales
- Marketing
- SAAS
- Hotel Experience
- Management Experience
- Revenue Management
- Salesforce
- Sales Management
- Enterprise Sales
- negotiation
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